Culture Minister Azoulay welcomes the art collection of Pinault in Paris

USPA NEWS - Audrey Azoulay, Minister of Culture and Communication, welcomed the agreement between the City of Paris and François Pinault, who will finally, after Palazzo Grassi and Customs Sea in Venice, his art collection s' install on the Paris Bourse de Commerce in 2018.

Audrey Azoulay, Minister of Culture and Communication, welcomed the agreement between the City of Paris and François Pinault, who will finally, after Palazzo Grassi and Customs Sea in Venice, his art collection s' install on the Paris Bourse de Commerce in 2018, French Trade Stock Exchange.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCOIS PINAULT THE FRENCH TYCOON GOOD AMBASSADOR OF ART AND CULTURE--------------------------- Paris is convinced that this ambitious project can take shape on our territory and thus strengthen the cultural offer alongside our major institutions. In 2005, François Pinault, 79, considered one of the greatest collectors of modern and contemporary art (3500 works), had wanted to build a museum on the former site of the Renault factories Ile Seguin (west from Paris). Due to administrative delays, he finally abandoned the project and decided to install its foundation in Venice, the Palazzo Grassi. FRANCOIS PINAULT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTOR ART WORLD------------------------------------------------- Francois Pinault has three children, including son Francois-Henri, who manages the company founded by his father. According to Forbes List of billionaires he is ranked 65th in the world, with an estimated fortune of US$13.7 billion (April 2015). He owns one of the largest collections of contemporary art worldwide. On the magazine ArtReview's 2006 list of most powerful people in modern art he was ranked in first place. In 2006 he obtained the ownership of Palazzo Grassi in Venice to display the collection. He has collected works by Damien Hirst.-------------------------------------------------------------------------- See article : FRANCOIS PINAULT LAUNCHES A NEW MUSEUM AT THE BOURSE DU COMMERCE IN PARIS FOR A GREAT ART COLLECTOR - See more at: http://www.uspa24.com/bericht-7815/francois-pinault-launches-a-new-museum-at-the-bourse-du-commerce-in-paris.html#sthash.gsVjL13A.dpuf